When customers are the focal point of your business, you have to keep it real.  And, a common reality our customers must address is making the most of mixed Linux and Windows server environments. Enterprise customers can't afford to do business with “all or nothing” vendors – their environment is simply too complex. They need choice and with that choice they need interoperability.

Today, we extended our collaboration agreement with Microsoft in order to demonstrate our commitment to solve the very real, very complex challenges our customers confront in order to achieve business growth.

More than 725 customers including MoneyGram, BMW, Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, Nationale Suisse, Celesio AG and Coop Danmark A/S have gained greater efficiencies within their operational environments as a result of our collaboration efforts. We accomplished this by offering premium support and cost-effective interoperability solutions, including subscription support for not just SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, but also an Expanded Support offering for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS Linux users migrating to SUSE.

As this collaboration moves forward, SUSE and Microsoft pledge to continue offering the highest levels of interoperability and assurance to customers – especially as they look for greater operational efficiencies through virtualization and cloud technologies.